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Today (2 Jan) 1980, Kenny Rogers was at No.1 on the country album charts with his Greatest Hits. The album, included "Coward of the County" which was released in November 1979. It became a major crossover hit, topping the Billboard Country chart and was a Top 10 hit in numerous other countries worldwide topping the chart in Canada, the UK, and also in Ireland where it stayed at No.1 for six consecutive weeks. Here’s a live performance during the 2009 Country Night Festival in Gstaad, Switzerland